Weightable hairpiece stand



April 29, 1969 J. GREGORY 3,

WEIGHTABLE HAIRPIECE STAND Filed Oct. 16, 1967 INVENTOR JOYCE GREGORY ORNEYS United States Patent ice 3,441,182 Patented Apr. 29, 1969 3,441,182 WEIGHTABLE HAIRPIECE STAND Joyce Gregory, 693 Ben Lomond Ave.,

Ogden, Utah 84403 Filed Oct. 16, 1967, Ser. No. 675,465 Int. Cl. D06c /00; Hc 11/02 U.S. Cl. 223-66 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to a stand for mounting and supporting hairpieces such as: wiglettes, falls and the like. More particularly, the invention relates to a weightable hair piece stand that remains substantially swingless during the combing or styling of the wiglette or fall.

In recent times the use of small hairpieces such as wiglettes and falls has considerably increased. Up-to-date haut coiffure requires the use of supplementary hairpieces like said wiglettes and falls to enhance the feminine appearance. Consequently, this fashion trend reflects on an increased need for practical wiglette and fall stands to mount such an article when not in use, and also, to support it when combing or styling.

Experience has amply shown that conventional hairpiece stands, as used in the art of styling wigs, do not meet the user requirements of these small hairpieces. To begin with, conventional wig stands are compartively expensive, are bulky, need to be clamped to a surface, and cannot be conveniently transported from one place to another. This deprives these articles of a much sought characteristics which is that of being portable, capable of being taken on trips, and moved around the house.

To overcome the above inconvenience the art has provided portable lightweight hairpiece stands. These have partially solved the inconveniences, but have failed to provide a practical stand because these lightweight devices do not remain in an upright swingless position during the combing or styling of the mounted hairpiece. In

fact, they swing back andforth in the direction of the r line of force exerted by the combing or brushing action to such an extent as to render the combing or brushing totally ineffective.

To overcome the above cited inconveniences, the stand of the invention provides a weightable and portable hairpiece stand which can be readily transported in a lightweight condition and when in use can be weighted to give a solid swingless support during combing and brushing. The structural arrangement of the stand according to the invention allows filling the stand with weight imparting matter. Additionally, at will such weight imparting matter can be removed from the stand to render the article lightweight and therefore readily portable.

It is therefore the principal object of the invention to provide a portable hairpiece stand that is normally lightweight and portable and yet, at the will of the user, attains sufficient weight to overcome the above indicated inconveniences of prior art lightweight stands.

Another object of the invention is to provide a weightable hairpiece stand that may be rendered lightweight and portable by emptying any weight imparting material placed within it.

A subsequent object of the invention is to provide a weightable hairpiece stand that will remain substantially swingless while the mounted wiglette or fall is being styled or combed.

To effect these and related objects which shall become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination, construction, and arrangement of parts as shall be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

With reference to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part thereof, a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

FIGURE 1 is a vertical sectional view of the invented hairpiece stand.

FIGURE 2 is a top plan view of the invented hairpiece stand.

Referring to the drawing, the top of the stand is comprised of a molded cap 4 having a dome-like shape and made of a rigid and foamed high density polystyrene. The dome-like shape of cap 4 is highly advantageous because a wiglette or fall can be snuggly mounted onto the contoured exterior surface of cap 4 by means of pins 16 piercing through the hairpiece 20 and penetrating into the dome-like cup.

Cap 4 includes a reduced section 5 defining an annular shoulder extending around the periphery of the lower part of cap 4. Said reduced section '5 has an inner diameter to match that of the open end 23 of a single piece elongated container 6.

Elongated container '6 is a cylindrical tube-like unitary structure molded from high impact polystyrene having the characteristic of being rigid, smooth, lightweight, and liquid impervious.

The above mentioned cap 4 is inserted by its reduced section 5 into the open end 23 of container 6. This arrangement of parts allows cap 4 to be detached from container 6 to fill it with a weight imparting material 14. After the container is filled cap 4 is re-inserted back into open end 23 of container 6 by press fit creating a watertip' t closure.

The above mentioned closure is possible, on one hand, beacuse of the matching diameters of the reduced sec tion of cap 4 and open end 23 of container 6 and, on the other hand, because the foamed plastic material of cap 4 when press fit into open end 23 adapts closely to the smooth surface of container 6.

The diameters needed for cap 4 and container 6, as

well as the depth of the latter, are determined in relation to the desired weight of a filled stand. The preferred measurements being a 4 inch matching diameter for both the reduced section and the open end of container 6, and a depth of 5% inches for container 6. The above results [from the fact that smaller containers show under use an intense swinging displacement. Conversely, larger and heavier containers, while having a good degree of unmovability, detrimentally reflect on bad storage capability and preclude using the device as a portable light- Weight hairpiece stand.

, A weight imparting material 14 is introduced into container 6 through the open end 23 of the container. In this relation a comrninuted solid, like sand, serves the weight imparting purpose very well. Water is also a good weight imparting material. However, water, although within easy reach of the user, has the disadvantage of its tendency to become stagnant and to develop a disagreeable ordor if kept within the stand for long periods.

The closed end 7 of container 6 has a socket-like cavity into which is fused a suction cup retainer 10 made of high impact polystyrene having a protuberance 15 and an annular flange 11. Suction cup retainer 10 is fused into the socket-like cavity 12 by means of fusion-joining said protuberance 15 into said socket-like cavity.

A suction cup 8 made of a resilient material, having a central opening 18, is inserted into cup retainer 10 by means of force-distending opening 18 to pass around the annular flange 11- The above mentioned suction cup 8 and the suction cup retainer 10 comprises the means by which the stand is secured to a surface in a detachable form. This arrangement of structures also allows the hairpiece stand to turn about its axis. For this purpose the above mentioned socket-like cavity 12, and said suction cup retainer 10 have their centers in alignment with the longitudinal axis of container 6.

Suction cup 8 has a larger diameter than either cup 4 or container 6. This is intended to provide an extended suction area, a better suction effect, and to avoid the possibility of the stand overturning during use.

To assemble or mount the mentioned structures the following is required: The suction cup retainer 10 is fused, by any known means to container 6, the joining being made by inserting protuberance 15 on said retainer cup 10 into the above mentioned cavity 12. This makes makes suction cup retainer 10 a unitary body with container 6. Subsequently, the resilient suction cup 8 is inserted through flange 11 of said suction cup retainer 10 to form a unit with it and container 6. This is obtained by causing opening 18 on cup 8 to pass through said annualr flange IL on the cup retainer 10 by means of force distending opening 18 sufiiciently to pass through said flange 11.

In operation the device performs as follows:

To facilitate delivery and carrying the device is provided devoid of any filling material. However the user will remove dome-like cap 4 from container 6. A sufficient amount of weight imparting filling material is poured through the open end 23 of container 6 which has been left open by removal of cap 4. Subsequently cap 4 is reinserted back in place by press fit. Here the user may elect to additionally glue cap 4 to container 6 along the portion defined by annular shoulder 5. This is done when the user intends the stand to remain filled for subsequent use. p

A further step is to fix the hairpiece stand to a supporting surface. Suction cup 8 is wetted to achieve a tighter seal and the stand pressed against the surface. The resulting vacuum thus created will maintain the stand erect with sufficient resiliency to withstand Without overturning any force exerted during use.

A wiglette or fall is then positioned and contoured against the outer dome-like surface of cap 4 as shown by numeral 21. A number of pins 16 secure the wiglette or fall in place by piercing through the hair piece and penetrating into cup 4. After the foregoing the stand is ready to hold the article while the user combs, brushes or styles it.

Although the stand may remain filled for as long as desired, for the purpose of traveling, storage, and similar uses, the weighing material should be emptied therefrom.

This is done by merely detaching cap 4 from container 6, removing the material from the container and pressfitting cap 4 back in place.

The structures herein disclosed constitute a preferred embodiment of the invention. It should be understood that other structures may be adopted which do not depart from the teachings herein incorporated. Such are deemed to come within the purview of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A weightable hairpiece stand comprising a domelike cap of a rigid and foamed material having a reduced section defining an annular shoulder at one end, an elongated container defining a open end matching the reduced section of said cap, the opposite end of said container being closed and defining a socket-like cavity, a suction cup of resilient material, and a suction cup retainer received in said socket-like cavity and retaining said suction cup to the exterior of the container, said cap having its reduced section press fit inserted into said open end, said dome-like cap being detachable, and reinsertable after pouring a weight imparting material within the container whereby the stand is required substantially swingless when combing or styling a hairpiece mounted thereon.

2. A weightable hairpiece stand comprising a hemispherical dome-like cap of a rigid and foamed material having a reduced section defining an annular shoulder adjacent the equator of the hemisphere, an elongated tubular container defining an opening at one end matching the reduced section of said cap, the opposite end of said container being closed and defining a socket-like cavity, a suction cup retainer received in said socket-like cavity and having an annular portion defining a flange and a protruding portion in the center thereof, a suction cup of resilient material having an opening defined at the central portion thereof and a diameter exceeding that of the tubular elongated container, said suction cup being retained to the exterior of the container by forcing the opening on said suction cup through the annular flange defined on the suction cup retainer, said cap having its reduced section press fit inserted into said open end, said dome-like cap being detachable and reinsertable after pouring a weight imparting material within the container whereby the stand is rendered substantially swingless when combing or styling the said hairpiece mounted thereon, and whereby the weight imparting material may be emptied from the container to render the stand portable after the combing operation.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 12/1966 Weiser et al 22366 X 6/1967 Meredith et al 223-66 X U.S. Cl. X.R. 206-8 

